IPOB militants attack local government headquarters, police station, kills 3 in Imo
Two vigilante members and a police officer were reportedly killed during an attack by members of the proscribed indigenous people of Biafra, popularly called IPOB in southeast Nigeria.
The police authorities in Imo State said the militants launched an attack on Isiala Mbano Local Government Headquarters and Obowo Police Station.
A statement by the public relations officer of the Command, ASP Henry Okoye, revealed that the attacks left two vigilante personnel and a police constable dead.
He said that Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, in coordination with leaders of various security agencies, has initiated a decisive response to the attacks.
The statement further read, “The assault by these hoodlums, who came in large numbers, firing sporadically and throwing improvised fuel bombs, caused minimal damage, including the destruction of vehicles and parts of both the local government headquarters and the police division building.
“Frantic efforts were made to repel the attackers, but unfortunately two vigilante personnel lost their lives. Also, a police constable was gruesomely murdered in his house in Obowo. The loss of these brave individuals underscores the grave risks faced by those dedicated to protecting our society.
“In the wake of the cowardly attacks, security forces have been massively deployed and equipped with advanced operational resources to crack down on the miscreants responsible and make them face the full wrath of the law.”
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